Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Casey, 85, of Greenville, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, at St. Francis Medical Center. Visitation is from 1 - 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral is at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 25, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial following in Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont...

Tommy “Joe” Goble, Sr., 71, of Wappapello, Missouri, died at his residence Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Steven Glen Hopper, 60, of Broseley, Missouri, died Tuesday, Sept.19, 2023 at Oakdale Care Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mr. Hopper was born Dec. 6, 1962 in Saint Louis, Missouri, son of the late Eugene and Maydell Hopper. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also loved woodworking, which he made his career after many years as a truck driver...

Frances ‘Tinker’ Rainwater, 90, of Campbell died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2023, at the Gideon Care Center in Gideon.

Joseph B. Coble, 36, of Greenville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born Jan. 6, 1987, in Poplar Bluff to Aubry Clifford Coble and Kathi Ebert. Joe was a lifetime resident of Greenville. He enjoyed working on anything with a motor, hunting, fishing; he loved riding his Harley, spending time with his dogs and family...

Allen V. Moore Jr., 76, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri was ushered into heaven Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Allen was born May 3, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, to Allen V. Moore, Sr. and Merle M. (Stucker) Moore. Allen served in the Army and spent 13 months on the DMZ in Korea. ...

Orby Willard of Campbell died Friday at Campbell Healthcare & Senior Living in Campbell.

Mary Jane Atchison, 82, of Williamsville, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept.16, 2023 at Oakdale Care Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mrs. Atchison was born June 18, 1941 in Broseley, Missouri, daughter of the late Ralph Ernest and Mary May Norden. She was a member of Highland Drive Church of Christ. She had formerly worked in their family business, Four A Enterprise at Williamsville for 28 years...

Orby Willard, 76, of Campbell died Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Campbell Healthcare and Senior Living in Campbell.

Marc Crane, 72, of Greenville, died Thursday, Sept. 14, at his residence. Visitation is at noon, Saturday, Sept. 16, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral following at 2 p.m., also in the Greenville Chapel. Burial at Shiloh cemetery with full military honors...

Harry Shearrer, 83, of Patterson, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, at his residence. Visitation is 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral is at 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial following at Patterson Cemetery with full military honors...

Connie (Inman) Maurer, 66, of Washington, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. She was born May 11, 1957 in Qulin, Missouri, the daughter of Alvin Inman and his wife, Ola Mae (Wilson). Connie was the former owner of Country Charm Daycare in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, and she will be deeply missed...

Lawrence Marion “Larry” Wright, Jr., 75, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. He was born June 7, 1948, to the late Lawrence Marion, Sr. and Hazel Oliver Wright. Larry always said he was a lucky country boy from Southeast Missouri that joined the telecom industry at age 18 and managed to travel to 37 countries on six continents. He loved spending time with his family more than anything...

Karen Ann Brannum, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023 in her home. She was born Jan. 14, 1966, Poplar Bluff to Richard A. Wunderlich and Lorraine K. (Keele) Wunderlich. Karen was a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed gardening, dancing, to cook, football especially the Dallas Cowboys. Karen loved to spend time with her grandchildren...

Karen Ann Brannum, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in her home. She was born Jan. 14, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Richard A. Wunderlich and Lorraine K. (Keele) Wunderlich. Karen was a lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed gardening, dancing, to cook, football especially the Dallas Cowboys. Karen loved to spend time with her grandchildren...

Kelly Dale Boyers, 85, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on the morning of Sept. 13, 2023. Mr. Boyers was born on March 7, 1938, at Coon Island, Neelyville, Missouri to the late Ira and Clelah (Loge) Boyers. He was raised in Poplar Bluff and was a 1956 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School...

Lisa Kay Neudecker, 55, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away on Sept. 8, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Lisa was born on June 7, 1968, to Paul and Sandra Neudecker in St. Louis, Missouri. Lisa loved animals and working with Hearts for Rescue and proudly volunteered at the United Gospel Rescue Mission. She was a cosmetologist for 38 years and was a very kind soul. Family and friends will miss her dearly...

Arvella Doty, 91, of Piggott, Arkansas, passed away Sept. 11, 2023, at Rector Nursing and Rehab in Rector, Arkansas. She was born on April 25, 1932, in Hamtown, Missouri, and was the daughter of the late William and Birdie (Riddle) Moore. Arvella was united in marriage to Frank Doty on Sept. 17, 1977...

David Clark Dowler, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Monday Sept. 11, 2023, in his home. He was born July 9, 1938, in Winterset, Iowa to Clark B. Dowler and Mariam (Cosand) Dowler. David enjoyed fishing and hunting. David is survived by his wife: Lynn Dowler; one son: Ethan Dowler of Pueblo, Colorado; one daughter: Deanna Lynn Nelson of Ann Arbor, Michigan; one sister: Ann Newberry of Winterset, Iowa; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. ...

Brenda Henson, 63, of Greenville, died Thursday, Sept. 7, at her residence. Visitation is 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral will be at at 2 p.m. that day, also in the Greenville Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations for Fire Bibles can be made to Jonah's Java in memory of Brenda...

Maxine Virginia King Joy, 90, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Joy was born on June 11, 1933, in Naylor, Missouri. She had worked as a cosmetology instructor and enjoyed flowers, shopping, doing hair, her pets, and spending time with grandchildren...

Thomas Paul Frazier (Tom), born on Sept. 8, 1944, in Letcher County, Kentucky, died Sept. 9, 2023, with his family by his side in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Tom was a member of United Methodist Church at Lake Wappapello and VFW Post of 3416 Auxiliary of Wappapello...

Gordon G. Sanders, age 81, of Piedmont, passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Feb. 17, 1942 in Garwood, Missouri, the son Winfred Sanders and Bryce (Vineyard) Sanders. Gordon worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Operators Engineer Local 513 in St. ...

Diane Lamunion, 81, of Campbell, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, at Ridgeview Living Community in Malden.